1999
19981996199119891984198019771971196719621957Total Constituencies: 54
Bihar Lok Sabha Election 1999 covered all 54 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The RJD received the highest statewide vote share at 28.29% and won 7 seats, while the BJP received 23.01% of the vote and won 23 seats. The JD(U) won 18 seats with 20.77% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Bihar.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 7 | 28.29% | 40.96% | 1,00,85,302 | |
| 29 | 23 | 23.01% | 45.34% | 82,04,850 | |
| 23 | 18 | 20.77% | 45.91% | 74,05,701 | |
| 16 | 4 | 8.81% | 33.95% | 31,42,603 | |
| IND | 49 | 1 | 4.16% | 4.52% | 14,82,483 |
| 9 | 0 | 2.69% | 16.31% | 9,59,705 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Bagaha | Mahendra Baitha | JD(U) | 2,61,498 | Purnamasi Ram | RJD | 2,06,747 | 54,751 | 9.61 |
| Bettiah | Dr Madan Prasad Jaiswal | BJP | 3,43,027 | Mataur Rahman | RJD | 3,03,377 | 39,650 | 5.75 |
| Motihari | Radha Mohan Singh | BJP | 3,38,696 | Rama Devi | RJD | 3,17,026 | 21,670 | 3.2 |
| Gopalganj | Raghunath Jha | JD(U) | 3,65,107 | Kali Prasad Pandey | RJD | 3,28,983 | 36,124 | 4.87 |
| Siwan | M Sahabuddin | RJD | 3,85,069 | Amar Nath Yadav | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,55,229 | 1,29,840 | 18.49 |
| Maharajganj | Prabhunath Singh | JD(U) | 3,98,475 | Mahachandra Prasad Singh | INC | 2,94,412 | 1,04,063 | 14.93 |
| Chapra | Rajiv Pratap Rudi | BJP | 3,90,477 | Hira Lal Rai | RJD | 3,46,924 | 43,553 | 5.66 |
| Hajipur | Ram Vilas Paswan | JD(U) | 4,34,609 | Ramai Ram | RJD | 3,29,105 | 1,05,504 | 13.54 |
| Vaishali | Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | RJD | 3,08,458 | Lovely Anand | BPSP | 2,63,066 | 45,392 | 6.4 |
| Muzaffarpur | Captain Jai Na. Pd. Nishad | JD(U) | 3,63,820 | Mahendra Sahni | RJD | 3,03,100 | 60,720 | 8.44 |
| Sitamarhi | Nawal Kishore Rai | JD(U) | 4,10,557 | Suryadeo Rai | RJD | 3,09,300 | 1,01,257 | 13.64 |
| Sheohar | Md Anwarul Haque | RJD | 3,47,279 | Anand Mohan | BPSP | 3,44,744 | 2,535 | 0.36 |
| Madhubani | Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav | BJP | 3,28,616 | Dr Shakil Ahmad | INC | 2,66,001 | 62,615 | 8.85 |
| Jhanjharpur | Devendra Prasad Yadav | JD(U) | 3,75,852 | Surendra Prasad Yadav | RJD | 2,48,038 | 1,27,814 | 18.95 |
| Darbhanga | Kirti Azad | BJP | 3,95,549 | Md Ali Ashraf Fatmi | RJD | 3,40,001 | 55,548 | 7.32 |
| Rosera | Ram Chandra Paswan | JD(U) | 4,20,564 | Pitamber Paswan | RJD | 2,77,648 | 1,42,916 | 19.75 |
| Samastipur | Manjay Lal | JD(U) | 3,68,776 | Ashok Singh | RJD | 3,56,088 | 12,688 | 1.6 |
| Barh | Nitish Kumar | JD(U) | 3,62,016 | Vijay Krishna | RJD | 3,60,681 | 1,335 | 0.18 |
| Balia | Ramjivan Singh | JD(U) | 1,69,443 | Ashok Kumar | RJD | 1,57,411 | 12,032 | 2.41 |
| Saharsa | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | JD(U) | 3,92,926 | Surya Narayan Yadav | RJD | 2,98,433 | 94,493 | 13.09 |
| Madhepura | Sharad Yadav | JD(U) | 3,28,761 | Lalu Prasad | RJD | 2,98,441 | 30,320 | 4.68 |
| Araria | Sukdeo Paswan | RJD | 3,08,579 | Parmanand Rishidev | BJP | 3,06,410 | 2,169 | 0.34 |
| Kishanganj | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain | BJP | 2,58,035 | Taslimuddin | RJD | 2,49,387 | 8,648 | 1.21 |
| Purnea | Rajesh Ranjan | IND | 4,38,193 | Jay Krishna Mandal | BJP | 1,85,627 | 2,52,566 | 36.41 |
| Katihar | Nikhil Kumar Choudhary | BJP | 2,80,911 | Tariq Anwar | NCP | 1,44,059 | 1,36,852 | 21.4 |
| Rajmahal | Thomas Hansda | INC | 2,50,298 | Som Marandi | BJP | 1,88,199 | 62,099 | 11.09 |
| Dumka | Babu Lal Marandi | BJP | 2,01,141 | Rupi Soren Kisku | JMM | 1,96,493 | 4,648 | 0.85 |
| Godda | Jagdambi Prasad Yadav | BJP | 2,21,191 | Suraj Mandal | JMM | 1,41,299 | 79,892 | 12.61 |
| Banka | Digvijay Singh | JD(U) | 2,33,453 | Giridhari Yadav | IND | 2,12,045 | 21,408 | 3.42 |
| Bhagalpur | Subodh Ray | CPM | 3,21,159 | Prabhash Chandra Tiwari | BJP | 2,75,619 | 45,540 | 6.79 |
| Khagaria | Renu Kumari | JD(U) | 2,93,412 | Nayana Rana | RJD | 2,61,590 | 31,822 | 4.8 |
| Monghyr | Brahma Nand Mandal | JD(U) | 3,46,615 | Bijoy Kumar Bijoy | RJD | 3,24,800 | 21,815 | 3.1 |
| Begusarai | Rajo Singh | INC | 3,18,244 | Shyam Sundar Singh | JD(U) | 2,98,294 | 19,950 | 3.14 |
| Nalanda | George Fernandes | JD(U) | 4,64,458 | Gaya Singh | CPI | 3,58,637 | 1,05,821 | 12.14 |
| Patna | C P Thakur | BJP | 3,79,370 | Ram Kripal Yadav | RJD | 3,32,478 | 46,892 | 5.85 |
| Arrah | Ram Prasad Singh | RJD | 2,64,140 | H P Singh | JD(U) | 1,71,858 | 92,282 | 13.53 |
| Buxar | Lal Muni Choubey | BJP | 2,35,968 | Shivanand Tiwary | RJD | 2,24,362 | 11,606 | 1.93 |
| Sasaram | Muni Lall | BJP | 2,57,223 | Ram Keshi Bharati | RJD | 2,38,547 | 18,676 | 2.86 |
| Bikramganj | Kanti Singh | RJD | 3,46,259 | Vashisht Narayan Singh | JD(U) | 3,11,491 | 34,768 | 4.74 |
| Aurangabad | Shyama Singh | INC | 3,17,418 | Sushil Kumar Singh | JD(U) | 2,47,002 | 70,416 | 10.44 |
| Jahanabad | Arun Kumar | JD(U) | 3,33,332 | Surendra Prasad Yadav | RJD | 3,16,045 | 17,287 | 2.22 |
| Nawada | Sanjay Paswan | BJP | 4,53,943 | Vijay Kumar Choudhary | RJD | 3,69,858 | 84,085 | 9.89 |
| Gaya | Ramji Manjhi | BJP | 3,19,530 | Rajesh Kumar | RJD | 2,98,747 | 20,783 | 3.27 |
| Chatra | Nagmani | RJD | 2,19,783 | Dhirendra Agrawal | BJP | 1,64,684 | 55,099 | 13.22 |
| Kodarma | Tilakdhari Pd Singh | INC | 2,73,808 | Ritlal Prasad Verma | BJP | 2,63,630 | 10,178 | 1.71 |
| Giridih | Ravindra Kumar Pandey | BJP | 2,48,454 | Rajendra Prasad Singh | INC | 2,28,630 | 19,824 | 3.73 |
| Dhanbad | Rita Verma | BJP | 3,66,065 | A K Roy | MCO | 3,51,839 | 14,226 | 1.86 |
| Hazaribagh | Yashwant Sinha | BJP | 2,83,956 | Akalu Ram Mahto | RJD | 1,01,314 | 1,82,642 | 30.86 |
| Ranchi | Ram Tahal Choudhary | BJP | 3,79,261 | K K Tewari | INC | 1,38,084 | 2,41,177 | 41.79 |
| Jamshedpur | Abha Mahato | BJP | 2,85,232 | Ghanashyam Mahato | INC | 1,63,744 | 1,21,488 | 19.34 |
| Singhbhum | Laxman Gilua | BJP | 2,31,237 | Vijay Singh Soy | INC | 1,48,926 | 82,311 | 17.45 |
| Khunti | Kariya Munda | BJP | 1,87,484 | Sushila Kerketta | INC | 1,61,222 | 26,262 | 6.49 |
| Lohardaga | Dukha Bhagat | BJP | 1,63,658 | Indra Nath Bhagat | INC | 1,59,835 | 3,823 | 1.05 |
| Palamu | Braj Mohan Ram | BJP | 2,71,657 | Jorawar Ram | RJD | 1,86,532 | 85,125 | 16.72 |
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